Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:46 Fernando: Dickwella showed clarity of purpose On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps. The bowlers were relentless in their attempts to shake this Test…
Play 01:01 Time to move on from Smith-DRS issue – Steve Waugh The ICC has confirmed that it will not be pressing charges against Australia captain Steven Smith, India captain Virat Kohli, or any other players in relation to the DRS incident in the Bengaluru Test. ESPNcricinfo understands that the ICC reached out to both boards after they released statements during the day standing by their respective teams, and that…
File photo – Mike Hesson on picking Neil Wagner over Tim Southee: “We needed one of the two seamers to be able to create things when there’s not a lot on offer, and Neil has done that consistently over the last few years” © Getty Images New Zealand’s brains trust may have spent Tuesday night sleepless as they mulled over which bowler to bench, in order to accommodate two spinners…
Pujara’s second-innings knock of 92 and R Ashwin’s six wickets sealed India’s come-from-behind win in Bengaluru © BCCI R Ashwin has said Steven Smith’s look towards the Australian dressing room for DRS advice on day four of the Bengaluru Test was “completely unheard of”. Speaking to his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara in a bcci.tv video, Ashwin said the incident reminded him of his junior cricket days. “Steven Smith actually turned back…
Boyd Rankin recently returned from a leg injury that had kept him out for five months © Peter Della Penna Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan that began on Wednesday in Greater Noida due to a lower-back issue. However, he is still expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series, which starts from March 15. “We are really…
Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:46 Fernando: Dickwella showed clarity of purpose On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps. The bowlers were relentless in their attempts to shake this Test…
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat against New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jeetan Patel joins Mitchell Santner in a double spin attack © BCCI New Zealand sprung a selection surprise in Dunedin by omitting Tim Southee, their vice-captain with 201 Test wickets to his name, in favour of a twin-spin attack for the first time at University Oval. Jeetan Patel will partner Mitchell Santner while Jimmy…
Tea South Africa 153 for 4 (Elgar 92*, Bavuma 0*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar led South Africa’s resistance © Getty Images Dean Elgar had termed the University Oval pitch “juicy” two days out from the first Test, and had talked up the strength of South Africa’s pace attack, so when the score read 22 for 3 on the opening morning in Dunedin he may have…
Ramachandra Guha has called KSCA’s decision to boycott the functions “foolish and petty” © Toronto Star via Getty Images Ramachandra Guha, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), has appealed to the KSCA to reconsider its “ill-advised” decision to boycott the annual BCCI awards and the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Bengaluru. Guha further said the state body would insult the awardees…
Gautam Gambhir: “I could not have let this man (Bhaskar) play with careers of young players like Unmukt Chand and Nitish Rana.” © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Batsman Gautam Gambhir has criticised Delhi coach KP Bhaskar for “creating an atmosphere of uncertainty” among the youngsters in the side. Gambhir admitted he had an argument with Bhaskar after Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh on Monday, but insisted that he was…